LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan face international sporting isolation after gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore on Tuesday in a chilling reminder of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre.
Six Sri Lanka players were wounded and eight Pakistanis killed when a dozen gunmen fired on their coach as they were being driven to the Gaddafi stadium.

Pakistan cricket chiefs on Tuesday said the deadly attack on Sri Lanka's team was "beyond the control" of the board, adding they were deeply shocked by the incident.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also expressed sadness over the six policemen who were killed along with two civilians.

Attackers armed with grenades and guns ambushed Sri Lanka's cricket team here Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding seven players in a huge blow for Pakistan's security and sporting reputation.
The brazen attack in Lahore sparked condemnation from around the world, forced Sri Lanka to hastily abandon their tour and threw a big question mark over cricket's future in troubled Pakistan -- a co-host for the 2011 World Cup.

The West Indies Cricket Board said it was "a sad moment for world cricket" after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on Tuesday that left eight people dead.
Gunmen armed with rockets and grenades attacked a convoy containing the Sri Lanka team coach as it made its way to the Gaddafi stadium in the city of Lahore, wounding several squad members and killing six policemen and two civilians.

The International Cricket Council said Tuesday it will discuss next month whether Pakistan can remain as a venue for the 2011 World Cup but cast doubt on the prospect after the Lahore attacks.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the sport's ruling body would not make a "knee-jerk" response to the attacks on Sri Lanka's cricket team, but warned that it will be difficult to persuade cricketers to play in Pakistan.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith said Tuesday the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan brought home to him the real meaning of tragedy.
"The word tragedy is often used to describe a setback on the sporting field, but this is a real tragedy, for all the people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, for cricket, and for all decent people," he said in a statement.

LONDON (Reuters) - The ICC said it was too early to say if Pakistan would be stripped of the right to host 2011 World Cup matches following the terror attack against the Sri Lanka team in Lahore on Tuesday.
"The board will have to think very carefully about the extent to which Pakistan will be used for that event (World Cup)," International Cricket Council president David Morgan told a news conference at Lord's.

LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan is unlikely to host international cricket in the immediate future following Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore, said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
"It's difficult to see international cricket being played in Pakistan for the foreseeable future," the International Cricket Council's Lorgat told a news conference at Lord's.

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - The attack on the Sri Lanka team has security implications beyond Pakistan with all cricketers now targets, West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte said on Tuesday.
"All test-playing nations must ensure that security is priority number one, in our area of the world as well," Hunte said in a statement after six players were injured in the Lahore attack.

LONDON (Reuters) - The cricket world was united in shock on Tuesday after gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore, with some countries wondering if they had played their last matches in Pakistan for a long time.
"As far as Pakistan is concerned I'm afraid this could mean the end of international cricket in that country for the foreseeable future," South Africa coach Mickey Arthur told Reuters.